The White Sox went into today’s game with an advantage over Texas, because the Rangers played like their World Series 2011 version, where they had a couple big hits that ultimately meant very little. And when Joey Gallo couldn’t produce when it counted, it saved the game for the Sox.
Early control issues plagued Dylan Cease (like, really early. He was at 26 pitches in the first inning with one out, bases loaded, and two walks right in a row). It didn’t help that Luis Robert gifted Isiah Kiner-Falefa with a triple when he bounced a ball off his foot, and made the rest of the play so slowly that Kiner-Falefa could have just walked to third.